Category: Jesus

In my prayer time this morning, the Lord showed me an ocean. As I looked, I thought it was a lake, as the waters were not moving like the ocean doe. But it was not a lake, it indeed was the ocean.

I saw boats scattered throughout the ocean, some of these small boats had one person inside, others two, sometimes three. They all had a single fishing pole.

Lord, what does this mean, what are you showing me?

I will calm the waters to bring in my lost sheep. The harvest will be performed on a personal level, one on one, or two on one, in intimate settings.

It is time for my harvest to be reeled in. They will be saved from the depths of the sea, the sea of sin where it is dark, cold and lonely. They will come out of the depths into the light, and I will expose them to the “Son” and they will receive healing.

It is a season of restoration and harvest of souls.

I have loved ones that I am praying for, and this word encouraged me. May it do the same for you.

In sharing the Christmas message at church, our pastor focused on Joseph, the husband of Mary and his obedience to the Lord.

I don’t recall hearing many sermons about Joseph during the Christmas season. It is usually about Christ and His sacrifice, and mostly about Mary and her response to the Angel – Behold, the maidservant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word. Luke 1:38

In hearing about Joseph, our pastor pointed out key truths. He was a son of Abraham, a just man, wanting to please God, obedient and operated in faith.

Imagine for a moment. Joseph is engaged to Mary, and the scripture says before they came together or were married, Mary was found to be pregnant. Joseph did not want to disgrace her, and he made plans to break off the engagement silently.

How do you think Joseph felt at hearing this news? His betrothed was pregnant, and not by him.

As Joseph was thinking about how to end his relationship, it was during this time an Angel came to him in a dream and informed him Mary was pregnant of the Holy Spirit.

Would you believe a story like that? Joseph did, and his obedience to the Lord is recorded. Not only here, but also when he was warned of yet in another dream to escape Egypt to save Jesus´ life.

I have been meditating on this sermon all week, and I ask myself, where have I been disobedient to the Lord in my daily life? It´s so easy to read this story many times over, but never stop to think about Joseph´s obedience in all of this, and how vital it was.

This type of obedience took courage and faith.

If we read of all the accounts in the Bible where the Lord calls someone to operate in obedience, many times it goes against logic.

Moses parting the red sea

Moses striking a rock and have water gushing out of it

Noah building an Ark

Gideon choosing only 300 men to defeat the Midianites

Sauls conversion on the road to Damascus

Of course, there are many more examples of obedience in the Bible. If we strive to be obedient in the smallest of things in life, imagine how the Lord will trust us with the bigger things that come our way.

The bigger things may result in blessings, greater gifting and anointing upon our lives and satisfaction that you are in God´s will.

Operating in obedience to the Lord demonstrates our love for Him.

John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

My prayer for 2018, When I hear the voice of the Lord leading me in a direction that may seem unlogical, may I be obedient.

In my last post regarding Seeing in the Spirit, I shared my journey into something new and the beginning steps to achieve this goal.

Today I would like to share with you an exercise these books suggest you do to increase your capacity to “see” in the spiritual realm. If you have not yet purchased these books, I encourage you to do so.

One of these exercises to seeing in the spirit is the following: I am to sit or lie down in a darkened room that has some light present, but not much. This exercise works well for me in the mornings, as the sunlight is starting to shine through the blinds in our bedroom. Where I live sunrise is 5:30 a.m, every morning, every day, all year round.

In this exercise, I am to “look” at the empty space between me and the ceiling, or a far wall for ten minutes, and try to detect any images that appear and make note of them. I am not to dismiss “my eyes playing tricks on me” but pay attention to what I am seeing. When I do this, I look intently, asking God to open my spiritual eyes so that I can “see.”

As I began doing this exercise, I saw a swirling white object move in the room and it seemed to go from side to side. I also saw something quite strange, and the only way I can explain it, its shape was a volume bar, white in color and it was going from side to side as well.

The next part of this exercise is to ask the Lord what I saw and make a note of it in my journal.

In journaling, the Lord said the following: ” What I saw was an Angel called Lapidus, and Lapidus brings joy and peace. The music bar-shaped was another Angel, and this Angel was giving God glory, praise and honor, and exalting his name. He was dancing, praising God.”

I looked up the meaning of Lapidus, and it means made of stone, pleasant or charming.

We have had our praise music on more than normal since I began doing these exercises, and it has made a difference in our household atmosphere. I sense more peace and joy.

I am encouraged as I began “seeing in the spirit.” I still have much to learn and grow. I am seeing dimly for now, but I have faith as I continue these training exercises it will become clearer as I press forward.

I continue to repeat these exercises. Sometimes I see something new, other times I see the same Angel swirling around. It is quite fun, to say the least!

You could say the Lord has placed it upon my heart to study this. As a young child before Christ, I had the ability to see in the spiritual realm, but what I would see were not always nice or pretty.

Once I became a believer in Christ, my seeing in the spirit was not as active, and I was relieved. Instead, I became aware of my surroundings, but not always.

There were times where I knew if something was off, or if someone was of the Lord. Some people would call these types of people feelers. I understand now it is the gift of discerning of spirits the Lord has given me.

Recently, my interest has peaked to be able to see in the spirit more accurately and frequently. I can sense, discern, and when I pray visions are common, but I wanted more.

These books have helped me, and I would like to share a few nuggets with you that may help you see in the spiritual realm. If you are truly interested, these books and others are available at Amazon.

Repent of any sins. Yes, we all sin. Confession and repentance is a good thing. Admiting something you did wrong does a lot for you.

Intimacy with Christ is important and staying close to Him. Read the Bible, journal and pray. I have journaled for years, so this was very easy for me. It is in my journal where I can truly be myself and share my heart with Him in my notebook. I also have times of gratitude, praise, petitions, joy and sadness. Here I am real.

Pray for others. I purposely joined my church´s prayer chain years ago when I noticed that all my prayer request were for myself and my own family needs. I realized that I was becoming selfish, and this is not right. I joined the prayer chain to move my focus from me to others. I have always enjoyed prayer and praying for others, but I went out of my way to see whom I could pray for. We receive our prayer chain in the mornings, and often times there are certain prayer request that I pray for throughout the day.

Listen to praise music, as often as you can. I am the type of person when reading or working, I need complete silence. My husband, on the other hand, works best with music on. To make matters worse, the spare bedroom in the house functions as our shared office. So what we now do, is having praise music on our Smart T.V. as soon as we wake up, and this has helped with the spiritual atmosphere in the home.

Fast and pray in the spirit. We have a habit of fasting the beginning of the year, but this is an area where the Lord is telling me that I need to fast more, not just at the start of the year. This type of fasting could be a meal, or one day a week. Instead of cooking, eating and cleaning the kitchen I would use that time to pray and read the Bible.

On my next post, I will be sharing an exercise listed in these books and how it went for me.

We are in a spiritual battle and one that is increasing. Perhaps you can feel it, perhaps not. One thing for sure, Satan is always on the prowl, seeking whom he can devour, and he is out to steal, kill and destroy.

Our best defense against the wiles of the enemy is the sword of the Spirit, the word of God. I have listed some helpful scriptures to aid us in our battle against the enemy.

Psalm 144:1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.

Psalm 24:8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle.

Jeremiah 1:8 Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.

1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.

1 John 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Luke 10:19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Deuteronomy 3:22 You must not fear them, for the LORD your God Himself fights for you.

1 Samuel 2:9 He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. “For by strength no man shall prevail.

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD.

Proverbs 20:22 Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you

Isaiah 59:19 So shall they fear The name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.

Exodus 15:3-6 The LORD is a man of war; The LORD is His name. Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone. “Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.

Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.

Colossians 2:15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

Psalm 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in the time of trouble.

Romans 8:37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

2 Samuel 22:2 And he said: The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!

Exodus 14:14 The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.

Psalm 44:5 Through You we will push down our enemies; Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.

Deuteronomy 28:7 The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

Zechariah 4:6 So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.

Revelations 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.